Parker and Centennial Auto Repair

Once winter starts to fade, the potholes it leaves behind can feel worse than the snow and ice ever did. Frost heaves, plows, and repeated freeze–thaw cycles open up cracks that turn into deep holes right where you drive every day. Every sharp hit sends a shock through your tires, wheels, brakes, and suspension, even if the car seems to recover quickly. Over a few months, those hits can quietly bend parts, loosen joints, and chewed up tires that looked fine at the start of the season. Why Potholes Get Worse After Winter Potholes are basically failed patches in the road surface. Water seeps into cracks, freezes, expands, and breaks the pavement apart from the inside. Plow blades and traffic then loosen and pull out chunks, leaving holes of all shapes and sizes. Late winter and early spring usually bring the worst of it, since the ground is still moving and water is still working its way in and out. From the driver’s seat, you feel this as sudden, sharp i ... read more